Court / authority not identified from the headline alone — desk news note on a reported development. This is educational framing of a public signal, not a judgment digest.
What happened
Public reports summarise the development as: Suppression of Criminal Antecedents: SC holds that termination cannot be automatic where employee proves bona fide lack of knowledge, directs reinstatement with 50 per cent back wages.
Court / Authority
Court / authority not identified from the headline alone
Legal issue
MANUAL VERIFICATION REQUIRED. Identify the precise issue from the operative order or official release before relying on any summary of this headline.
Relevant law / section
Confirm the Code / special statute and sections cited in the order (do not infer from the headline alone).
What the Court / Authority actually did
MANUAL VERIFICATION REQUIRED. Read the operative direction (order, stay, notice, remand, dismissal, or listing). This desk does not invent that line from the headline alone.
Why it matters
Liberty and criminal-procedure stages (FIR, investigation, bail, trial) must be named before any guilt narrative.
Sources
Primary source: MANUAL VERIFICATION REQUIRED — attach the official judgment / order / notification URL when available.
Secondary source: SCC Times (signal only; this page does not republish newsroom text).
Editorial analysis: Original educational framing by the Legal Research & Education Desk.
Primary source verified: No — pending manual attachment of an official URL.